Thank you for your prayers

Just a quick post before heading off to bed.  I wanted to thank all of you for lifting my family up in prayer.  Nadine (MIL) seemed much better today as far as being awake and alert and even giggling.  We really can't understand a word she says but we can enjoy the smile and giggle.

Bless her heart, she can't even have ice or water and her mouth is so dry.  She kept asking us for water yesterday and Sunday, which is something she hasn't wanted in months.  Her little tongue is just peeling.  We can swab it out but that's it.  Before we left tonight she was running a fever of 101 again and starting to be in pain again.  We can see her jerking, shaking and wincing in pain but when we're asking her where it hurts by the time she understands what we're saying the pain has stopped for a moment and she says she doesn't have any.  It's so hard to watch.

Tomorrow the Dr is going to have to go in the same leg as before and try to open the vein again.  Blood is not going to the foot, I'm worried that they may have to remove it.  Can you imagine going through this at 90?  It just breaks my heart.  After giving her the blood transfusion Sunday her blood count is back up to 7 point something which is better than when she came in but not near the 9 it really should be.  I think they said a normal person is about 12 or 13.  I am so NOT a medical person.

They did put a pick in to give her her meds and take blood, etc.  Sunday 3 veins blew after or during taking blood or giving an IV.  Her body went through so much on Sunday.

So there you go.  This is were we are and I really don't know where that is.  I don't know if you can imagine the comfort y'all provide by answering my prayer request.  When I'm so scared and frightened, seeing her in that kind of pain the only thing I can think to do, is ask you to lift her in prayer.  THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

I know I haven't been around much lately and that seems to be my song a lot but I think about all of y'all each day and do want to post something besides request.  I still have the word balance in my heart this year and am working on it.  Hopefully you will see it come to fruition this year.

Much love to you all.  OOOXXX's....Tracy :)

MIL in need of prayers

We're at the hospital with my MIL again this weekend. She's in a lot of pain.I'm hoping that you can pray with me for her to have relief from the pain. She has internal bleeding. They have done a blood transfusion. Now we're waiting to see if her blood count goes up. She actually threw blood up earlier today.Please include her in your prayers.
Love, Tracy and Neil

I Love It - Now What Do I Do?

 

We've finally gotten my MIL settled I think.  I've had the worst headache for 2 day's and nothing seems to help.  So hopefully I'll be better tomorrow and can share a little more with you.  

It's been so long between post I just thought I'd show you (Just scroll through the pictures with the button  above) this fabric I found a few weeks ago.  Well one piece of fabric and one really cool sheet and some lace that I tea stained.  Now I just have to figure out what I want to do with them.  Isn't that vintage ballerina fabric gorgeous!   And I love the Nora and Charles knit sheet.  It would really make a cute pair of pajamas or maybe a pillow.  Y'all give me some idea's.  I immediately thought of Paula Claire when I found it.  I would make a tote bag out of it but like I said it's like a tee shirt knit bed sheet.  I love to sew with sheets because even a twin provides lots of fabric for the money.  I need to make something I can sale on Etsy.  Any and all ideas are welcomed.

Hope y'all have a wonderful Wednesday.  ((HUGS))....Tracy :)

Traci's Having A Giveaway!

Nope, it's not this Traci.  Fooled you didn't I?  My friend Traci over at Beneath My Heart is having a super giveaway.  A Silhouette, yippee.  Oh' how I want one of these. Go by and visit Traci even if you already have a silhouette because she is such a great person and I just love her blog.  She has a great eye for decorating, is very crafty and has a profound love for the Lord.  Whether you win or not, you WILL be blessed.

Good luck and hugs...Tracy :)

Alizabethy is celebrating her 1 year blogiversary

Alizabethy is celebrating her 1st year anniversary of blogging.  As you can see above she is a lover of papercrafts too.  Click here to stop by and visit Alizabethy at Alizabethy - Just Card Making Crazy.

Another Family In Need of Prayer

I thought I scheduled this to post this morning but am just now realizing that it didn't.  Please read about Debbie and I'll go now and look for an update.  Thanks.

Cheryl of ZanyMade just let me know that there is another wonderful blogger out there who can use all our prayers.  Debbie of House at the Lake was scheduled for a complete hysterectomy today (Tuesday) after receiving the devastating news in December that she has been diagnosed with uterine cancer.  They also planned to remove the Lymph nodes.  Afterward they will decide if radiation therapy will be needed.  

I don't know Debbie myself but hope you will join me in praying for another of God's daughters and her family, who is in need of being uplifted.  I haven't heard how things went today but once I do I will pass the word on.

Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in Heaven. For Where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them. 

Matthew 18: 19 & 20

So for all you PRAYER WARRIORS out there this is a call to unite!  
Hugs...Tracy :)

****Update Wed, Jan 12th from Laurie over at Heaven's Walk.  Please click on here to visit Laurie and read her beautiful prayer for Debbie.

She went in to surgery about 1:30pm on Tuesday afternoon
the doctors did a complete hysterectomy along with taking some lymph nodes
they also ended up taking a few inches of her small intestine
due to scarring from her crohn's disease

so surgery took a little longer than they expected
and she'll be in the hospital a few days longer than planned

she is in some pain ~ but is on some good pain meds

her wonderful husband is by her side
along with her loving daughters
the prayers that she needs now is for
complete and pain free healing
and that the tests for the lymph nodes come back clear.

 

 

A few 2010 Christmas Projects In Review

It seems like I've been a little neglectful lately.  My blog needs a major update.  I went through the whole holiday season without changing it even once. 

But it's a new year and I'm looking forward to it being a better year too.  I probably don't need to tell any of you, I didn't shed a tear over the passing of 2010.

So bring on 2011.  The new year with a new attitude.  I'm working on staying positive and finding balance.  Balance in many aspects of my life.  No I'm not making any huge resolutions.  I'm not setting myself up for disappointment.  But I do have ideas and I'll share more of that in days to come.  

For now I'd thought I share a few of my Christmas projects with you. 

At the VERY last minute I asked if anyone was interested in swapping Christmas cards with me.  I didn't care if they were handmade or purchased.  This was all about sharing some Christmas joy.  I had 6 of the sweetest friends swap along with me.  They made my Christmas!  THANK YOU GIRLS!!!  So at the last minute I decided I could get 6 cards and ornaments made in time to send out.  So with Snowmen in mind, these are what I came up with.

 

 

 I really had a lot of fun making them.  I just need to plan my timing next year.  And for once I was able to create assembly line style.  Usually I have a hard time making more then one of the same things.

I also had promised to send Christmas ornaments to a friends swap.  I'm ashamed to say with all the problems I was having I was late getting them to her and they did not get sent out but I hope she liked them enough to use them on her tree or attach  them to packages maybe.

I only had to make 6 but couldn't decide which way to go.  I chose the parasol to represent my Southern girl (belle, yeah right) heritage.  I used some beautiful old lace and a glue/water mixture to stiffen them and then glittered them after finishing.  Rather Victorian and just not Christmasy enough so..........

 

 

I decided  to make some felt Christmas bells too.  Blogger doesn't want to cooperate with me on the picture spacing so excusssseeee them!

The blanket stitching was so relaxing for me.  I braided some rusty wire to hang them with and added a little rusty bell and they had to have a dusting of snow aka...glitter too.  I didn't even have my tree decorated when I was trying to get these done.  So, so sorry they were late C.

Hope you enjoyed seeing them.  I've missed posting and will be back real soon with other projects from 2010 and maybe I'll get something going for 2011 too.

Hugs Y'all.....Tracy :)